The war for talent is a challenge faced on both global and domestic levels. The Middle East is a prime example of how the war for talent is different at a geographical level. Here are 5 steps to developing top talent: Understand your organisation’s talent profile. MORE

Organizations, human resource leaders, and managers will need to learn about, and fully understand, this unique generation especially since they may be the solution to the never-ending talent attraction and talent retention challenge. Millennials, Millennials, Millennials. MORE

This morning, I deleted all of my blog subscription feeds (I use Feedly as my RSS Reader) for Human Resources, Recruiting and Talent Management blogs. Back in early 2008, I discovered blogs. Today, I face something that I haven’t faced in over six years. MORE

According to the latest survey by Towers Watson , the global talent management consultant, “Pay raises for U.S. ” Yes, you read that right — next year’s salary hike is projected to be the same 3 percent increase employees received this year and in 2014. MORE

Gone are the days of interchangeable workers turning out widgets; the modern workplace is built on innovation and creativity, and getting the best ideas requires understanding how to attract, keep and work with the best talent. from 2005 to 2008. MORE

When Robert Daugherty joined American Airlines as its director of global talent acquisition in 2014, the giant airline was trying to put more than a decade of misery behind it. The state of the airline’s talent acquisition infrastructure was also in dire shape. MORE

According to the Society for Human Resource Management (reporting on a recent survey by the DHI Group ), “…half of respondents (45 percent)…said that the time to fill open positions has lengthened since 2014. HR Technology Recruiting Talent Management HR Hr Tech recruiting recruitment MORE

I know that after 2008, many companies opted out of the annual celebration for economic reasons, but there are still those who are offering this type of annual group merriment. HR Insights HR Management Best practices Christmas holiday party HR blog HR management talent management MORE

A big piece of this, of course is talent management mastery, with particular attention to assessing skill gaps, planning for future needs, identifying and investing in talent, weighing risk, and deploying that talent effectively. As we’ve all seen with the Cubs, while talent is essential to success, so too is solid leadership. By making sure they had more down time, Maddon helped manage the marathon of a season. MORE